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Alan Jay Factor(1925-1982)

  • Producer
  • Actor
  • Director
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The inhabitants of a small Illinois town begin disappearing after a strange cone is found sticking out of the ground nearby.
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The Brain Eaters (1958)
Alan Jay Factor was born on 25 December 1925 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a producer and actor, known for The Next Step Beyond (1978), The Brain Eaters (1958) and Bewitched (1964). He died on 3 February 1982 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.
BornDecember 25, 1925
DiedFebruary 3, 1982(56)
BornDecember 25, 1925
DiedFebruary 3, 1982(56)
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Known for

The Next Step Beyond (1978)
The Next Step Beyond
7.6
TV Series
  • Producer
The Brain Eaters (1958)
The Brain Eaters
4.4
  • Glenn Cameron(as Alan Frost)
  • 1958
Elizabeth Montgomery, Agnes Moorehead, and Dick York in Bewitched (1964)
Bewitched
7.6
TV Series
  • Director
Terror on the Beach (1973)
Terror on the Beach
5.3
TV Movie
  • Producer
  • 1973

Credits

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Producer

  • The Five of Me (1981)
    The Five of Me
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1981
  • Angel City (1980)
    Angel City
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • producer
    • 1980
  • The Suicide's Wife (1979)
    The Suicide's Wife
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1979
  • The Next Step Beyond (1978)
    The Next Step Beyond
    7.6
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1978–1979
  • Angie Dickinson in Overboard (1978)
    Overboard
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1978
  • A Sensitive, Passionate Man (1977)
    A Sensitive, Passionate Man
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1977
  • Terror on the Beach (1973)
    Terror on the Beach
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1973
  • Something Evil (1972)
    Something Evil
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • produced by
    • 1972
  • Mr. Paracelsus, Who Are You?
    TV Movie
    • associate producer
    • 1966

Actor

  • Angel City (1980)
    Angel City
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Picking Contractor #1 (as Alan Frost)
    • 1980
  • The Suicide's Wife (1979)
    The Suicide's Wife
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Mr. Sloan (as Alan Frost)
    • 1979
  • The Next Step Beyond (1978)
    The Next Step Beyond
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Police Sgt. Renaud (as Alan Frost)
    • 1978
  • A Sensitive, Passionate Man (1977)
    A Sensitive, Passionate Man
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Newscaster (as Alan Frost)
    • 1977
  • Something Evil (1972)
    Something Evil
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • Alan (as Alan Frost)
    • 1972
  • The Brain Eaters (1958)
    The Brain Eaters
    4.4
    • Glenn Cameron (as Alan Frost)
    • 1958
  • Jayne Mansfield in Female Jungle (1955)
    Female Jungle
    5.5
    • Dr. Urquhart (as Alan Frost)
    • 1955

Director

  • The Next Step Beyond (1978)
    The Next Step Beyond
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1978
  • Elizabeth Montgomery, Agnes Moorehead, and Dick York in Bewitched (1964)
    Bewitched
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1966

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Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Alan Frost
  • Born
    • December 25, 1925
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • February 3, 1982
    • Beverly Hills, California, USA

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Factor acted on Broadway under the name 'Alan Frost.' He was later named program executive for Screen Gems, 20th Century Fox and Universal. He also served as a vice president of the Hollywood Radio and Television Society.

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